New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia)

New Hope High School
Front of the school
Location VA 608, New Hope, Virginia
Coordinates 38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°W / 38.20111; -78.90389Coordinates: 38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°W / 38.20111; -78.90389
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1925 (1925), 1942
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP reference # 85000393[1]
VLR # 007-1087
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 27, 1985
Designated VLR December 11, 1984[2]

New Hope High School is a historic public school building located at New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a brick building consisting of an auditorium/gymnasium as the core of the building with rectangular flat roofed blocks on either side. The central auditorium/gymnasium has a tall hipped roof. It has Art Deco style stepped facades on the front and sides, embellished with diamond-shaped concrete blocks along the cornice. A three-room north wing was added in 1942. Also on the property is a contributing brick agriculture building built in 1926.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Hope High School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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